What I decided to tell you about tonight was an amazing family who is needing our help to change their lives. Our spanish teacher Irlanda has been an amazing teacher and friend to us. She has helped us so much here, from spanish lessons to learning how to cook using the local ingredients she's been a godsend.
We recently learned about her brother Alvero. Alvero and his wife have four children. Their home (before today) consisted of a one room, dirt floor shack (for lack of a better term). My amazing friend Julie saw the conditions that this familiy was living in and couldn't help but do something. She's been raising money to build this family a new home. For less than 8,000 dollars they will be able to build a three bedroom home with running water and electricity.
They are getting close to their goal but still need a few thousand dollars. Having faith they've moved forward with the project and just today they tore down this house:
Alvero and his wife and children will live with family while thier new home is built. With the rainy season fast approaching it's very important that they are able to move quickly so raising the rest of the money is a necessity. They're hoping to complete the house before Julie leaves Nicaragua in November, which just happens to be the same time we will be leaving. We're excited for the opportunity to change this family's life and we thought we'd share the opportunity with our friends and family. If you're interested in donating visit Julies blog:
Watch my blog for updates and pictures on Alvero and his family as the house is built. Hopefully we'll even have some pics of the completed house to share before we leave.
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